low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
just because; even if; even though
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
principal of a private school
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
final; eventual; ultimate
pupil; student; schoolchild
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
wearing one's hair in braids
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
postcard; memo; note; card
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to pass (of time); to elapse
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
individual differences; personal equation
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively